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Parent Information and Support in Maryland
Day Programs and In-Home SupportBaltimore Association for Retarded Citizens - Specialized Foster Care program provides on-going case management and support services to children diagnosed with a developmental disability to ensure maximum opportunities for full participation in all aspects of life in the community. Individual treatment goals are designed utilizing a child-centered, family-focused team work approach. Treatment Foster Care program provides intensive, time limited therapeutic services in a community based setting to youth who are dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and a serious emotional disturbance. Individualized treatment goals are designed utilizing a child-centered, family-focused team work approach. As youth meet treatment goals, they can move through the continuum of services offered by BARC. Phone: 410-296-9675. Caring Communities, Inc. - Respite care services for families of children with disabilities. 1015 Gleneagle Court, Eldersburg,, MD 21784. Phone: 410-549-5490 or e-mail caringcommunities@excite.com. CSAAC's Intensive Early Intervention Services - based on a method developed by Dr. Ivar Lovaas offers behavioral treatment for young children with autism ages 24 months to 5 years. The program immerses the child into learning the language and social skills that most children not disabled with autism learn naturally from their environments. 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20851. Phone: 301-762-1650. The Chimes - Medical day habilitation for adults over 21 who have not yet reached a stage where vocational training is a priority, Chimes/Maryland offers a licensed medical day care program. The focus is on sensory stimulation and skills for hygiene, socialization, personal care, mobility, and basic living. Older adults with disabilities participate with other seniors in stimulating activities to help maintain these skills. Kennedy Krieger Early Head Start - 2811 Dillon St., Baltimore, MD, 21224, Ph: (410) 502-8770 Melwood Individual and Family Support Services - provides in home support services including medication administration, meal preparation, house cleaning, personal care assistance, community integration services, independent living training, out of home therapies and services, recreation and leisure services, behavioral programming, transportation systems assistance, family education / training, counseling, crisis intervention and follow-up, legal rights and self-advocacy. 5606 Dower House Road · Upper Marlboro, Maryland · 20772. Phone: (301) 599-8000 · Fax: (301) 599-0180. PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs - The combined resources of PACT and Kennedy Krieger offer a comprehensive menu of services to families whose children are developmentally disabled, as well as those whose parents have cognitive limitations. Services include physical, occupational and speech therapy; parent education, counseling, and 4 specialized child care programs for children with complex medical conditions or developmental disabilities (ages 6 weeks to 5 years). 7000 Tudsbury Rd., Merritt Family Building, Gwynn Oak, MD, Ph: (410) 298-7000. Providence Adult Day Care Center, Inc. 410-523-1500. This adult day care center’s staff and trained volunteers provide health services, social, and recreational activities within a comfortable, home-like setting United Cerebral Palsy of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Inc. (UCP/PGMC) - offers CREATIVE AFTERNOONS -month-long afternoon summer respite for 5-21 year old youth with severe physical disabilities. A variety of therapeutic, social, and recreational activities are provided. Wm. Irwin Buck Center, 3901 Woodhaven Lane, Bowie, Maryland 20715. Phone: (301) 262-4993 or (800) 621-9403, (301) 262-4982 TDD/TTY. Information ResourcesAssociation for Special Kids (ASK) - an organization serving the mid-Atlantic states that helps families with special needs children set up individual financial plans. ASK charges no fees for its services. 107 W. Hill Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. Phone: (800)832-0467. Connections: Children, Youth and Family Resources - a listing of organizations that work with children and their families and the many services available in Baltimore county. Family Works - the Maryland's Goals 2000 Parent Information & Resource Center - supports parents in their roles as nurturers and primary teachers of their children and strengthens partnerships between parents and their children's educational settings. First Call for Help - A free, confidential, statewide, comprehensive information and referral service in Maryland which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trained information and referral specialists inform callers in search of human services about available community resources, provide information, guidance, referrals, counseling, advocacy and crisis intervention. Focus Adolescent Services Family Help in Maryland - Need help for your teen? Call: 1-877-362-8727. Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) - Clinical Practice Guidelines for the benefit of infants, children, and families with special needs may be downloaded and disseminated without charge. Maryland Committee for Children, Inc. (MCC) is an advocate and catalyst for the development of a strong system of quality child care, early education, and family support. Offers LOCATE: Child Care which is a statewide computerized child care resource and referral counseling system. The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)- is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals with a special focus on children and youth (birth to age 22). They have parent resources listed by state. Click here for the Maryland resource list from NICHCY Parent's Place of Maryland - a non-profit family-centered organization whose purpose is to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities. Provides free workshops to parents, maintains a list of Parent Educators in each county who provide assistance to families on issues related to their child’s disability, particularly about special education, offers a list of internet links related to disabilities. 7484 Candlewood Road, Suite S, Hanover, MD 21076. Phone: 410-859-5300. Parent and Family Support GroupsThe Arc Family Connection, Parent to Parent Program, 11600 Nebel St., Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (301) 984-5777. The Arc of Montgomery County (The Arc, MC) - Parent to Parent Network provides emotional and informational support to parents with children who have disabilities. The respite house in Potomac provides services for up to three guests. Family Support Services program at PACT offers identification, referral and coordination of services for families. Flexible funds are also available to purchase resources and services needed by families. Maryland Infant and Toddlers Program and Maryland Family Support Network - Maryland State Dept. of Ed., 200 W. Baltimore, 4th Fl., Baltimore, MD 21201. Phone: (410) 767-0652. National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, 1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, MD 21230. Phone: (410) 659-9314. Parents in Action - at PACT - teaches parenting and independent living skills to mothers and fathers who are cognitively limited. Phone: 410-455-0404. Parent Participation Project - Baltimore Urban League, 512 Orchard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Phone : 410-523-8150 Partners in Intensive Care, Inc., PO Box 41043, Bethesda, MD 20824-1043. Phone: (301) 681-2708. Sibshops - from the listing at the Seattle Children's Hospital Sibling Support Project - here are some people to contact in Maryland for sibling workshops
PublicationsBaltimore's Child - a monthly newsprint magazine for parents in Baltimore which is available for free at local grocery stores and libraries. Their Special Edition is dedicated to families who have children with special needs. Call LINC (410-659-5462) and we'll mail you a copy. Transportation
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